Galium capense

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Galium capense
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Galium capense subsp. garipense flowers
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Galium capense subsp. garipense habit
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Galium
Species:
G. capense
Binomial name
Galium capense
Synonyms [1]
List
    • Galium capense var. scabrumSond.
    • Galium capense var. expansum(Thunb.) Sond.
    • Galium capense var. garipense(Sond.) Puff
    • Galium capense var. minusSond.
    • Galium capense var. wittbergense(Sond.) Puff
    • Galium expansumThunb.
    • Galium garipenseSond.
    • Galium mucronatumThunb.
    • Galium namaquenseEckl. & Zeyh.
    • Galium wittbergenseSond.

Galium capense, the tiny tots, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, native to South Africa and Lesotho. [1] A scrambling perennial reaching 90 cm (35 in), it is found in rocky, damp places across South Africa. [2]

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are accepted: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Galium capense Thunb". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  2. Curtis-Scott, Odette (August 2020). Field Guide to Renosterveld of the Overberg. Penguin Random House South Africa. ISBN   9781775845812.